MALE AND FEMALE HE CREATED THEM. THE IMPRINT OF THE CHRISTIAN ANTHROPOLOGY

Članak se bavi područjem kršćanske antropologije a obrađuje temu čovjekove spolnosti. Polazište je biblijsko. U prvom dijelu članka naglasak je na prve tri glave Knjige Postanka. Spolnost se promatra kao osnovna činjenica stvaranja koja u dva biblijska izvještaja o stvaranju (Post 1-2) poprima specifične izričaje. Obje glave prikazuju čovjeka kao strukturalno relacijsko biće pri čemu se spolnost prikazuje kao bitna odrednica čovjekove relacijske sposobnosti. Treća glava Knjige Postanka prikazuje ranjenost čovjekove relacijske sposobnosti kao posljedicu grijeha (Post 3). Biblijski govor o čovjekovoj spolnosti nužno vodi k temi braka i obitelji. Njoj je posvećen drugi dio članka u kojem se u kraćim crtama opisuje biblijsko poimanje braka i obitelji u odnosu na zadani ideal Knjige Postanka. Zaključno, kroz prizmu prvih dviju tema dotiču se pojedina aktualna pitanja spolnosti i obitelji u našem društvu.The article approaches the subject of human sexuality from the perspective of Christian anthropology. The Biblical account of creation is the starting point. In the first part of the article, Genesis 1-3 is analyzed. Sexuality is one of the fundamental notions of the creation, expressed in a specific way in the First and the Second Creation account (Gen 1-2). Both chapters present the human as a being of relation, which is his structural characteristic. The sexuality is a significant determinant of the human ability to relate. Gen 3 presents this ability in its vulnerability, which is the consequence of the sin. Biblical presentation of human sexuality necessarily leads to the subject of marriage and family, which is the focus of the second part of the article. The biblical meaning of marriage and family is briefly described in respect to the ideal proposed by the Book of Genesis. As a conclusion, some current questions regarding family and sexuality in the contemporary society are presented in relation to the first two subjects